The Focus provides links to articles collected from major newspapers and magazines, and is emailed weekly.This Week in Atheism is a cable show that discusses the articles featured below, every Wednesday at 6:30 PM (EST), Manhattan Cable station 57.
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Study: Nonreligious Docs Hasten Death MoreKVIA El PasoLONDON -- Doctors who are atheist or agnostic are twice as likely to make decisions that could end the lives of their terminally ill patients, ...http://www.kvia.com/news/24769207/detail.html

Ant Colonies Shed Light on MetabolismScienceDaily (Aug. 28, 2010) — Ants are usually regarded as the unwanted guests at a picnic. But a recent study of California seed harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex californicus) examining their metabolic rate in relation to colony size may lead to a better appreciation for the social, six-legged insects, whose colonies researchers say provide a theoretical framework for understanding cellular networks...http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100826141228.htm

How Badly Does It Hurt? Research Examines the Biomedical Diagnosis of PainScienceDaily (Aug. 28, 2010) — Is the science of diagnosing pain causing a number of pain sufferers to defend their honor? Research out of the University of Cincinnati is examining the diagnosis of pain that evades scientific testing, and the additional emotional suffering that can result for the patient...http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100816142116.htm

Distant Star's Sound Waves Reveal Cycle Similar to the Sun'sScienceDaily (Aug. 27, 2010) — In a bid to unlock longstanding mysteries of the Sun, including the impacts on Earth of its 11-year cycle, an international team of scientists has successfully probed a distant star. By monitoring the star's sound waves, the team has observed a magnetic cycle analogous to the Sun's solar cycle...http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100826141219.htm

NASA's Kepler Mission Discovers Two Planets Transiting Same StarScienceDaily (Aug. 27, 2010) — NASA's Kepler spacecraft has discovered the first confirmed planetary system with more than one planet crossing in front of, or transiting, the same star...http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100826142952.htm

Our Best and Worst Moments Occur Within Social Relationships, Research ShowsScienceDaily (Aug. 27, 2010) — In the first study of its kind, researchers have found compelling evidence that our best and worst experiences in life are likely to involve not individual accomplishments, but interaction with other people and the fulfillment of an urge for social connection...http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100826182510.htm

NASA's SOFIA Will Likely Help Solve Mysteries About Our GalaxyScienceDaily (Aug. 27, 2010) — How were millions of young stars able to form at the center of our Milky Way galaxy in the presence of an enormous black hole with a mass 4 million times that of the sun? This and other important questions may be answered by the NASA mission SOFIA, which is scheduled to make its first scientific measurements in the next few months...http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100825200140.htm

First 3-D Atomic View of Key Genetic ProcessesScienceDaily (Aug. 27, 2010) — In a landmark study to be published in the journal Nature, scientists have been able to create the first picture of genetic processes that happen inside every cell of our bodies. Using a 3-D visualization method called X-ray crystallography, Song Tan, an associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State University, has built the first-ever image of a protein interacting with the nucleosome -- DNA packed tightly into space-saving bundles organized around a protein core. The research is expected to aid future investigations into diseases such as cancer...http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100825131453.htm

Metop-A Completes 20,000th OrbitScienceDaily (Aug. 27, 2010) — Metop-A, Europe's first polar-orbiting satellite dedicated to operational meteorology, will complete its 20,000th orbit of the Earth on 27 August delivering its data to the EUMETSAT Polar System ground station on Svalbard around lunchtime...http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100827082330.htm

Liver Cells Created from Patients' Skin CellsScienceDaily (Aug. 28, 2010) — By creating diseased liver cells from a small sample of human skin, scientists have now shown that stem cells can be used to model a diverse range of inherited disorders. The University of Cambridge researchers' findings, which will hopefully lead to new treatments for those suffering from liver diseases, were published August 25 in The Journal of Clinical Investigation...http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100825131546.htm

County Cancels Horn-Endorsed Grant For Pro-Life Supporters
KGTV San Diego... San Diego County Supervisor Bill Horn was canceled by county officials Thursday because they determined it violated the separation of church and state. ...http://www.10news.com/news/24862416/detail.html

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Christian Coalition Claims More Work Needed to Meet Apocalypse Deadline of 12 ...The Spoof (satire)While he abhors atheism, Robertson sees it as a necessary evil. On the positive side, Robertson said that incidences of egregious behaviors in America have ...http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s2i81583